Parasoft Resources Center: Runtime Error Detection

15 Seconds to Find a Pointer Error In 500,000+ Lines of Code   by Cynthia Dunlop (Lead Technical Writer)

Learn how Parasoft Development Testing platform found an elusive crash-causing pointer error and also increased code quality, stability, & compliance.

Parasoft TV - Integrated Error Detection Techniques for Java

Demonstrates how to automate and synchronize error-detection techniques—including static code analysis, data flow analysis, unit testing, and runtime error detection—to more effectively find defects in Java applications.

Parasoft TV - Multiple Error Detection Techniques for Embedded Software Development

Demonstrates how to automate and synchronize error-detection techniques—including static code analysis, data flow analysis, unit testing, and runtime error detection—to more effectively find defects in embedded C applications.

Parasoft TV - Parasoft C/C++test for Embedded Development

Demonstrates how Parasoft C/C++test enables teams to produce better code for embedded systems, test it more efficiently, and monitor progress towards their quality goals.

Parasoft TV - Introduction to Parasoft C/C++test

Introduces how Parasoft C/C++test automates comprehensive development testing for C and C++, including static analysis, unit testing, code review, runtime error detection, and more.

Integrated Error-Detection Techniques Find More Bugs in Embedded C Software , Parasoft White Paper  by Marek Kucharski (President Parasoft SA, VP of Dev), Cynthia Dunlop (Lead Technical Writer)

Demonstrates how to automate and synchronize error-detection techniques—including static code analysis, data flow analysis, unit testing, and runtime error detection—to more effectively find defects in embedded C applications.

Insure++: Runtime Error Detection and Memory Error Detection - 703 KB PDF

This data sheet introduces Parasoft Insure++, a C/C++ runtime memory analysis and error detection tool that automatically identifies a variety of difficult-to-track programming and memory-access errors, along with potential defects and inefficiencies in memory usage.

Static Analysis and Dynamic Analysis   by Boguslaw Czwartkowski (Professional Services Manager), Cynthia Dunlop (Lead Technical Writer)

Explains how dynamic analysis complements static analysis.

Integrating Error-Detection Techniques to Find More Bugs in Embedded C Software , Embedded Computing Design  by Marek Kucharski (President Parasoft SA, VP of Dev), Miroslaw Zielinski (C++test Development Mgr), Cynthia Dunlop (Lead Technical Writer)

Demonstrates how automated techniques such as pattern-based static code analysis, runtime memory monitoring, unit testing, and flow analysis can be used together to find bugs in a sample embedded C application.

Jtest: Java Static Analysis, Code Review, Unit Testing, Security - 998 KB PDF

This data sheet introduces Parasoft Jtest , an integrated Java testing toolkit for static code analysis, code review, automated unit and component testing, coverage analysis, runtime error detection, and regression testing.

C/C++test: C/C++ Static Analysis, Code Review, Unit Testing, Security - 1,108 KB PDF

This data sheet introduces Parasoft C/C++test, an integrated C and C++ testing toolkit for static code analysis, code review, automated unit and component testing, coverage analysis, runtime error detection, and regression testing.

Runtime Error Detection Starter Kit

This 30-page eKit explains how runtime error detection helps you expose defects such as race conditions, exceptions, resource & memory leaks & security attack vulnerabilities.

Java Testing & Java Analysis Starter Kit

This 25 page eKit explains how Parasoft Jtest simplifies Java unit testing (including JUnit test generation & TDD), static analysis (code analysis, data flow, metrics), runtime error detection, and code review.

Parasoft Insure++ Starter Kit

This 21-page PDF guide explains the challenges associated with C++ and C development and offers tips on how to address them with Parasoft Insure++.

Static Analysis and Run Time Error Detection on 64-Bit Platforms

Introduces a strategy for identifying run time memory errors and other defects after porting software code to 64-bit processors or platforms.

Expose Hidden C and C++ Defects Automatically

This 40-minute video explains how Insure++'s runtime memory error detection exposes memory corruption, memory leaks, access outside of array bounds, invalid pointers, and other defects.

Expose Concurrency Defects in Java

Learn how to expose and prevent concurrency defects that cause deadlocks, performance degradation, data corruption, and more.

Integrated Error-Detection Techniques Find More Bugs in Java Applications , Parasoft White Paper

Demonstrates how to automate and synchronize error-detection techniques—including static code analysis, data flow analysis, unit testing, and runtime error detection—to more effectively find defects in Java applications.

BITTT Enterprises Case Study - 555 KB PDF

A show-stopping error suddenly emerged from a new build of a stable project. Learn how Parasoft helped BITTT resolve this issue as well as increase code quality, stability, and compliance.

Automating C/C++ Runtime Error Detection with Parasoft Insure++ , Parasoft White Paper

Discusses the challenges associated with C and C++ development— including memory corruption, memory leaks, pointer errors, I/O errors, and more— and explains how Parasoft helps developers eliminate those problems.

C/C++ Runtime Memory Analysis and Error Detection

This 12-minute video demonstrates how Parasoft Insure++ automatically identifies programming and memory-access errors, along with potential defects and inefficiencies in memory usage.

Parasoft Insure++: Before You Get Started , Parasoft White Paper - 38 KB PDF

Helps you understand why Insure++ reports compiler errors under certain conditions...and what to do if it reports one for your code.

Reducing the Risks of 64-bit Application Porting With Parasoft C++test and Parasoft Insure++ , Parasoft White Paper

Introduces the potential problems that could occur when you port applications to 64-bit processors and describes a practical strategy for preventing them.

"Inside View: Parasoft Insure++ 7.0 for Linux" , Linux World

Parasoft's Sergei Sokolov provides an inside view on how Parasoft Insure++ helps developers perform runtime memory analysis and debugging.

Survey of Systems for Detecting Serial Run-Time Errors , The Iowa State University's High Performance Computing Group

Iowa State University's High Performance Computing Group performed a detailed study of performance analysis tools and concluded, "We consider Insure++ to be the best of all the software products evaluated."

Removing Memory Errors from 64-Bit Platforms , Dr. Dobb's Journal

Explains why and how to address potential memory errors before porting to 64-bit platforms.

Avoiding C/C++ Dynamic Memory Problems with Parasoft Insure++ , Parasoft White Paper

Discusses the challenges associated with C and C++ development— including memory corruption, memory leaks, pointer errors, I/O errors, and more— and explains how Parasoft Insure++ helps developers eliminate those problems.

How and Why to buy a Runtime Debugger , Parasoft White Paper

Explains why to buy a runtime debugger and what questions to ask as you are selecting one.

Insure++ Review , LINUX Journal

"I think Insure++ is a great product. It finds programming errors better than any other product I have used, it runs under my favorite operating system, and Parasoft's technical support is excellent."